Sacred Spaces religion briefs for the week of April 27, 2013

 Shabbat services are at 10:30 a.m. at Congregation Rodef Sholom at 170 N. San Pedro Road in San Rafael. Call 479-3441.

SUNDAY, APRIL 28

 Groundbreaking for the new Marin Covenant Church is at 12:30 p.m. at 195 N. Redwood Drive in San Rafael. Call 867-9595.

 The Rev. Michael McCormick discusses "Uncovering the Worlds within You" at a Fairfax Community Buddhist Meeting from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Fairfax Community Wellness Center at 751 Center Blvd. in Fairfax. Call 453-1550.

 Sufi master Ali Kianfar teaches new sessions of "Understanding the Quran" and "The Hadiths" at the Institute for Sufi Studies at 14 Commercial Blvd. in Novato. Each class costs $45 per session for three session. Call 472-6959, 382-7834 or go to www.ias.org by April 30 to register.

SATURDAYS

 Shabbat services are at 9:15 a.m. at Congregation Kol Shofar at 215 Blackfield Drive in Tiburon. Call 388-1818 or go to www.kolshofar.org.

 Shabbat services are at 10 a.m. at Chabad of Marin at 1150 Idylberry Road in San Rafael. Community Kiddush follows services. Call 492-1666 or go to www.chabadof marin.com.

 Vigil Mass is at 5 p.m. at St. Hilary Catholic Church at 763 Hilary Drive in Tiburon. Call 435-1122 or go to www.sthilary.org.

 Vigil Mass is at 5 p.m. at St. Mary Star of the Sea Church at 180 Harrison Ave. in Sausalito. Call 332-1765.

 Vigil services are at 6 p.m. at St. Nicholas Orthodox Church at 102 Ross Ave. in San Anselmo. Call 454-0982 or go to www.stnicholasmarin.org.

SUNDAYS

 Contemplative service is at 7:30 a.m. and celebratory service is at 10 a.m. at the Community Congregational Church at 145 Rock Hill Drive in Tiburon. Taize service is at 7 p.m. on third Sundays. Call 435-9108 or go to ccctiburon.net.

 Quiet Mass is at 7:30 a.m., Family Mass is at 9 a.m., Choir Mass is at 11 a.m. and Guitar Mass is at 5 p.m. at St. Hilary Catholic Church at 763 Hilary Drive in Tiburon. Call 435-1122 or go to www.sthilary.org.

 Quiet Mass is at 7:30 a.m. and Mass with music is at 9:30 a.m. at St. Mary Star of the Sea Church at 180 Harrison Ave. in Sausalito. Call 332-1765.

 Holy Eucharist is at 8 a.m. and family choral Eucharist with a special program for children is at 10 a.m. at Christ Episcopal Church at 70 Santa Rosa Ave. in Sausalito. Call 332-1539 or email christchurchsausal@sbc global.net.

 Worship services are at 8 and 10 a.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Nativity at 333 Ellen Drive in San Rafael. Call 479-7023 or go to www.nativityonthehill.org.

 Holy Eucharist is at 8 and 10 a.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church at 1123 Court St. in San Rafael. Call 456-4842 or go to www.stpaulssanrafael.org.

 Quiet Eucharist is at 8 a.m., Sunday school is at 9:45 a.m. and Festive Choral Eucharist is at 10 a.m. at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church at 3 Bayview Ave. in Belvedere. Child care available from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Call 435-4501 or go to www.ststephenschurch.org.

 Choir practice is at 8:30 a.m., the adult discussion group meets at 9 a.m. and worship services are at 10 a.m. at the Community Church of Mill Valley, United Church of Christ at 8 Olive St. in Mill Valley. Call 388-5540 or go to www.millvalleyucc.org.

 Contemplative worship with chants and communion is at 8:30 a.m. and a service with music and storytelling is at 10 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael at 1510 Fifth Ave. Call 456-6760 or go to www.fpcsr.org.

 Worship services are at 8:30 and 11 a.m. at Tiburon Baptist Church at 445 Greenwood Beach Road in Tiburon. Preschool care is provided. Call 388-3900 or go to www.tiburonbaptist.org.

 Worship services are at 8:30 and 10 a.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church at 240 Tiburon Blvd. in Tiburon. Nursery care is available. Sunday school is at 10 a.m. Call 383-5272, ext. 16, or go to www.wpctiburon.org.

 Bible study is at 9 a.m. and worship services are at 10 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church at 72 Kensington Road in San Anselmo. Sunday school and child care are offered. Call 456-3713 or go to www.togetherweserve.org.

 Joyful worship services are at 9 and 11 a.m. at Marin Lutheran Church at 649 Meadowsweet Drive in Corte Madera. Sunday school is at 10 a.m. Call 924-3782 or go to www.marinlutheran.org.

 A class on "The Basics of Christianity" with Pastor Kent Philpott is from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. Sundays through April 28 at Miller Avenue Church at 285 Miller Ave. in Mill Valley. Breakfast is at 9 a.m., services are at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. and lunch is at noon. Call 302-1199.

 Worship service is at 9 a.m. at the Point Reyes Community Presbyterian Church at 11445 Shoreline Highway in Point Reyes Station. Call 663-1349 or go to www.point reyescommunitypresbyterian church.org.

 Contemporary worship is at 9 a.m. and traditional worship is at 10:30 a.m. at the Presbyterian Church of Novato at 710 Wilson Ave. in Novato. Sunday school and child care provided. Call 897-6152 or go to www.pcnovato.org.

 Prayer and children's Sunday school are at 9 a.m. and worship services are at 10 a.m. at Red Hill Church at 921 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. in San Anselmo. Call 454-2774.

 Classic Praise worship service is at 9 a.m. and Journey Worship Experience is at 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church at 333 Woodland Ave. in San Rafael. Adult Bible study and Bible Song Sunday for youth are at 10:10 a.m. and the youth group meets at 12:30 p.m. Call 454-4135 or go to www.trinitysanrafael.org.

 Contemplative services are at 9 a.m. and liberal religious worship services are at 10:30 a.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Marin at 240 Channing Way in San Rafael. Call 479-4131 or go to www.uumarin.org.

 Worship services are at 9 and 10:45 a.m. at Valley Baptist Church at 3 N. San Pedro Road in San Rafael. Go to www.vbc sanrafael.org.

 Kids' church is at 9:15 a.m. and church for all is at 10:30 a.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer at 123 Knight Drive in San Rafael. Call 456-0508 or go to www.redeemer marin.org.

 Worship services are at 9:30 a.m. and Christian education hour is at 10:45 a.m. at All Saints Lutheran Church at 2 San Marin Drive in Novato. Call 892-1669.

 Worship services are at 9:30 a.m. at Christ Presbyterian Church in Terra Linda, a More Light Church, at 620 Del Ganado Road in San Rafael. Call 479-2712.

 Worship services are at 9:30 a.m. at Grace Church of Marin in the Livermore Room at the Marin Art & Garden Center at 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. in Ross. Go to www.gracemarin.org.

 Worship services are at 9:30 a.m. at Sleepy Hollow Presbyterian Church at 100 Tarry Road in San Anselmo. Call 453-8221 or go to sleepy hollowchurch.org.

 Divine Liturgy is at 9:30 a.m. at St. Nicholas Orthodox Church at 102 Ross Ave. in San Anselmo. Call 454-0982 or go to www.stnicholasmarin.org.

 Dharma Family Services are at 10 a.m. at the Buddhist Temple of Marin at 390 Miller Ave. in Mill Valley. Call 388-1173 or go to www.buddhist templeofmarin.org.

 Worship services are at 10 a.m. at First Congregational Church of San Rafael at 8 N. San Pedro Road. Sunday school and child care are provided. Call 479-2747 or go to www.fccsanrafael.org.

 The Golden Gate Center for Spiritual Living's Sunday services are at 10 a.m. at the Corte Madera Community Center at 498 Tamalpais Drive. Infant care and youth program provided. Call 721-2492 or go to www.ggcsl.org.

 Worship services, Sunday school and nursery are at 10 a.m. at Novato United Methodist Church at 1473 S. Novato Blvd. Call 892-9896 or email novatoumc@novato.net.

 Worship services are at 10 a.m. at Open Door Christian Church at 1915 Novato Blvd. in Novato. Call 897-5556 or go to www.opendoornovato.org.

 Quaker Friends of Marin's meeting for worship is at 10 a.m. in Edgehill Mansion at Dominican University at 75 Magnolia Ave. in San Rafael. First Day school for ages 4 to 12 and child care are available. Call 430-8416.

 Worship services are at 10 a.m. at the Quest at 1461 S. Novato Blvd. in Novato. Child care provided. Call 892-3670 or go to www.questnovato.com.

 Worship service is at 10 a.m. at Redwoods Presbyterian Church at 110 Magnolia Ave. in Larkspur. Contemplative prayer is at 11:15 a.m. on last Sundays. Call 924-4832 or go to www.redwoodspres.org.

 Worship services are at 10 a.m. at the Sausalito Presbyterian Church at 112 Bulkley Ave. in Sausalito. Call 332-3790 or go to www.sausalito presbyterian.org.

 Worship services are at 10 a.m. at St. David's Anglican Church at the old St. Rita's Church at 2100 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. in Fairfax. Call 444-0392.

 The First Fijian Methodist Church offers Bible study at 1 p.m. and worship services at 2 p.m. at the Margaret Todd Senior Center at 1560 Hill Road in Novato. Call 368-6829.

MONDAYS

 Montgomery Gibson speaks about "Mastering Life Through the Lens of Taoism" at 6 p.m. Mondays through May 6 at 9 Corners at 920 Sherman Ave. in Novato. $20. Call 209-9600 or go to www.9corners.com.

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